The title compound, C19H12F2N2O2, a 2:1 product of the reaction of 2-fluorobenzoyl chloride and 2-aminopyridine, crystallizes with a disordered 2-fluorobenzene ring adopting two conformations [ratio of occupancies = 0.930 (4):0.070 (4)] in one of the two independent molecules (differing slightly in conformation) comprising the asymmetric unit. In the crystal structure, C-H...O and C-H...[pi](arene) interactions are present.